Purpose: This study uses the notions of institutional harshness and uncertainty avoidance in the home country to explain the choice between direct and indirect exporting strategies by emerging market firms. Design/methodology/approach: This study is based on a dataset of 23,256 observations on...

Purpose: This paper aims to develop a generalizable framework for acquisition performance. Design/methodology/approach: This paper attempts to simulate a controlled experiment by examining the strategies and performance of the same acquired company under different acquirers. The inductive...